moshava

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Pronunciations

moshava (moh-shah-VAH) listen

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Definitions

  • n. An agricultural settlement during the Old Yishuv (late 19th century) of the Land of Israel in which all property was privately owned.

Example Sentences

  • "Mishmar HaYarden was a moshava (a Jewish settlement not aligned with socialist parties) that was established in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel during the First Aliyah. It was destroyed during the Israeli War of Independence in 1948." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • מוֹשָׁבָה moshavá, lit. 'colony'

      • Who Uses This

      • Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      moshavah

Notes

  • The moshava was the precursor to the more socialist kibbutzim and moshavim of the early 20th century.

    plural: 'moshavot'

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